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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 18th:
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. : This restaurant company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 55.9% over the last 60 days.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Price and Consensus
Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK - Free Report) : This restaurant franchise has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 550% over the last 60 days.
Encore Wire Corporation : This electrical building wires and cables company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.6% over the last 60 days.
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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 18th
Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 18th:
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. : This restaurant company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 55.9% over the last 60 days.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Price and Consensus
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Quote
Carrols’ shares gained 173.6% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 1.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Price
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. price | Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Quote
Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK - Free Report) : This restaurant franchise has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 550% over the last 60 days.
Shake Shack, Inc. Price and Consensus
Shake Shack, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Shake Shack, Inc. Quote
Shake Shack’s shares gained 22.6% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 1.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Shake Shack, Inc. Price
Shake Shack, Inc. price | Shake Shack, Inc. Quote
Encore Wire Corporation : This electrical building wires and cables company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.6% over the last 60 days.
Encore Wire Corporation Price and Consensus
Encore Wire Corporation price-consensus-chart | Encore Wire Corporation Quote
Encore Wire’s shares gained 12.1% over the last six months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 4.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Encore Wire Corporation Price
Encore Wire Corporation price | Encore Wire Corporation Quote
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